Regent Gifts makes fridge magnets in acrylic, soft PVC, metal, wood, and a spinning acrylic style. A Hong Kong purchase order sometimes writes the same item as 雪櫃貼; either name means a small gift with a magnet on the back.
How do an acrylic fridge magnet and a spinning fridge magnet differ?
Acrylic fridge magnets from Regent Gifts take a full-colour print, so a crest, a cartoon or a photo can sit on clear acrylic or on a white base. A spinning fridge magnet stacks two acrylic layers on a pivot, the upper print turns against the lower one, and the artwork must leave the centre clear.
When should the order move to soft PVC, metal or wood?
A soft PVC fridge magnet needs a mould cut to the mascot or the logo, and each colour is poured as a solid area, so fine lines and gradients clog. Metal fridge magnets usually show a mark by an etched recess or by flat printing, while a wood fridge magnet is laser-engraved and keeps the grain visible.
How strong does the magnet need to be?
A thin rubber magnet sheet will usually hold one photo or a single acrylic layer on a steel fridge door. A menu, a thick card or stacked acrylic should take a neodymium magnet, because the rubber sheet slips as soon as the door moves. Some stainless doors are not magnetic, so a small magnet test belongs before any bulk fridge-magnet run.
Which processes put the artwork on the fridge magnet?
Photos on an acrylic fridge magnet are usually UV-printed, and a clear sheet should be printed on the back with white ink under the colour, otherwise the print looks dull on a dark door. A one-colour or two-colour logo on an acrylic fridge magnet from Regent Gifts can move to screen printing, and screen printing lays a thicker film that holds small type more cleanly. Soft PVC is colour-separated in the mould, metal can be etched or printed, and wood is left to the laser.
UV printing: photos and gradients on acrylic; a clear sheet can be printed on the back with a white undercoat.
Screen printing: a one-colour or two-colour logo, with a thicker ink film.
Soft PVC: colours are separated in the mould, not patched in later as a full-colour gradient.
Metal: an etched recess, or print on the flat face.
Wood: laser engraving, with the grain left visible.
Logo artwork should be AI or PDF, a photo should be the uncompressed original, and the same file should mark the finished size and the die-cut shape. Magnet type, packing and a proof check belong on the order sheet before production, and the quantity should sit a little above the headcount.
Artwork: AI or PDF for a logo; a clear original for a photo, not a compressed screenshot.
Size and die-cut: finished size, circle, square or an irregular outline, plus bleed.
Magnet: a thin rubber sheet for a light photo; neodymium for a menu, a thick card or stacked acrylic.
Door: test with a small magnet before ordering; some stainless fridges are not magnetic.
Packing: an individual bag or a card; a school run can add a year sticker.
Proof: confirm colour and magnet position before the bulk run; a spinning style also needs the axle clearance checked.
Quantity: a few pieces above the headcount, to cover damage and extra hands on the day.
How do companies and schools use fridge magnets?
An open day or a school graduation can hand out fridge magnets printed with a crest, a year or an event name, and the magnets fit in an envelope. A pet photo made as an acrylic photo fridge magnet tends to stay on the door, so the exposure lasts longer than a flyer.
How are the minimum and the lead time decided?
The minimum order and the lead time for a fridge magnet depend on the style, the material and the quantity, so the practical step is to ask Regent Gifts. A rush order can be arranged, depending on the style and the quantity, and a delivery date is given only after Regent Gifts has seen the artwork.
Acrylic fridge magnets sit in Badges and Pins with acrylic standees, keychains and bookmark clips.
Fridge magnet questions
What file should a fridge-magnet order include?
A logo file should be AI or PDF with the type converted to outlines, and a photo should be one uncompressed original rather than a chat screenshot. Die-cut shape, finished size and bleed belong in that same file, so Regent Gifts can cut to the drawing.
How do I choose between a photo magnet and a spinning magnet?
An acrylic photo fridge magnet from Regent Gifts suits a pet or a portrait that should stay on the door, printed from the customer picture. When the upper design has to turn against the lower layer, choose a spinning fridge magnet from Regent Gifts and leave the centre of the artwork clear of the axle.
What if the fridge magnet will not hold on the door?
When a fridge magnet will not hold, test the door with a small magnet first; some stainless fridges are not magnetic, and a failed test means the bulk order should wait. A light photo is fine on a thin rubber magnet sheet, while a menu, a thick card or stacked acrylic should use a neodymium magnet matched to the weight.
What minimum and lead time apply?
The minimum order and the lead time for a fridge magnet depend on the style, the material and the quantity; ask Regent Gifts for the figure that matches the job. A rush order can be arranged, depending on the style and the quantity, and a delivery date comes only after Regent Gifts has seen the artwork.
Do open days, graduations and pet photos suit a fridge magnet?
An open day and a school graduation can both hand out fridge magnets printed with a crest or a year, small enough to slip into an envelope. A pet photo suits an acrylic photo fridge magnet that the owner usually leaves on the fridge door as a keepsake seen every day.
